dobreden (goodday)

(written march 8)

Today is teh first day it has rained to a disheartening degree.....fortunately, i spent the first half of it on a bus and the second half of it on a train.........this potentially disastrous leg of mystery transportation and connections and potential lack of accomodation availability at destination has also worked out in a miraculous way.........i got into bratislava over 2 hours before i thought i would (hooray for checking the train schedule even though it was a ten minute walk from the bus depot) which meant i got in with daylight........on arrival, i walked to the tousit info and asked about accomodation.......i then walked to the recommeded abode to find out it's one of the best -- according to 2 american guys who showed up just before me and with whom i'm going to a party in an old bombshelter later tonight....not bad......not bad at all.........so far the slovak republic is shaping up nicely.......